Beacon of Light International Church, near Cromartie Beach, in Albany had two nests full of yellow jackets in their yard.
Harrison Kennedy who attends the church called in a bee keeper to remove them.
It took bee keeper Dale Richter three hours to remove the under ground nest that contained more than 50,000 yellow jackets.
Just before daybreak, bee-keeper Dale Richter, armed with three chemicals, took on 50,000 yellow jackets who built two huge nests at the east Albany church.
"I hadn't really even gotten started yet," Richter said when he got a good look. "So far that's part of it and all of this is part of it."
Richter digs, and sprays, digs and sprays, digs and sprays. He uses aerosol chemicals in work like this."This is regular wasp and hornet spray. You can buy it over the counter. "
He says that it's not the insects that are the most dangerous part. It's the digging, because he has a bad back.
"They're just real aggressive," he says.
Even using chemicals it took the bee keeper three hours to kill both nests.
"Workers and a queen start making the nest. Once one section is made, they just keep going."
"I'm feeling much safer and more aware of what could happen. They are hazardous and dangerous," said Harrison Kennedy.
A danger now removed for the people who attend this East Albany church.
The beekeeper also says if you see a wasp, bee, or yellow jacket nest, experts say stay away from it.
Seek medical attention if you happen to get stung. And be aware of your surroundings when you're outside in the backyard.
Yellow jackets can be really nasty if you get stung, and their nests are in holes in the ground, unlike other stinging insects. A mild winter means that more of them are out there now.
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Dale Richter digs out part of the huge yellow jacket nest, not far from Lake Chehaw
Each little cell contains a baby yellow jacket
Richter says the toughest part is digging, because of a bad back
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